Election Name: | 2014 California Attorney General election |
Country: | California |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2010 California Attorney General election |
Previous Year: | 2010 |
Next Election: | 2018 California Attorney General election |
Next Year: | 2018 |
Election Date: | November 4, 2014 |
Image1: | File:Kamala Harris Official Attorney General Photo (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | Kamala Harris |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 4,102,649 |
Percentage1: | 57.5% |
Nominee2: | Ronald Gold |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 3,033,476 |
Percentage2: | 42.5% |
Map Size: | 300px |
Attorney General | |
Before Election: | Kamala Harris |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Kamala Harris |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 2014 California Attorney General election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the Attorney General of California. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Kamala Harris won re-election to a second term in office.
A primary election was held on June 3, 2014. Under California's nonpartisan blanket primary law, all candidates appear on the same ballot, regardless of party. In the primary, voters may vote for any candidate, regardless of their party affiliation. The top two finishers — regardless of party — advance to the general election in November, even if a candidate manages to receive a majority of the votes cast in the primary election. Harris and Republican Ronald Gold finished first and second, respectively, and contested the general election, which Harris won by a margin of 14.98%.
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Kamala Harris (D) | Ronald Gold (R) | Undecided | ||
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GQR/American Viewpoint | October 22–29, 2014 | 1,162 | ± 3.3% | align=center | 51% | 37% | 12% | |
Field Poll | October 15–28, 2014 | 941 | ± 3.4% | align=center | 49% | 36% | 15% | |
Field Poll | August 14–28, 2014 | 467 | ± 4.8% | align=center | 49% | 37% | 14% |